Ward's first encounter with the female bartender at PT's All Nude, 3480 S. Galena St. in Denver, came when he and three other men approached the bar to ask for change, according to a statement of probable cause filed by Denver police. The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. on May 10. Police told the Broncos about the incident May 12, according to police records.

Ward wanted $200 in $1 bills and was holding a glass bottle when he approached the bar to ask for the change, according to the bartender's statement to police.

The bartender asked him to take the bottle to his car or throw it away. Ward told the bartender he was allowed to have the bottle, according to the court document.

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About 10 minutes later, Ward returned to the bar with a nonalcoholic drink purchased at the club and asked for a cup of ice. The bartender then saw him pour from the same bottle he had been told to take outside, the document said.

The bartender took the cup and poured out the drink. When she turned to help another customer, she felt something hit her wrist, the document said.

At the time, the bartender did not know who the first customer was.

According to a Denver Police Department report, other staff members later told her it was Ward and that his entourage included Terrance Knighton, a Broncos defensive tackle, and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, a cornerback who played for the Broncos last season and now is with the New York Giants.

The bartender identified Ward through a picture obtained from the Internet. Also, police detectives reviewed video surveillance from inside the club.

The video showed Ward watching the bartender after she took away his glass. As she passed him, "he picks up a glass mug that is sitting on the bar and tosses/throws the glass mug at her. The male then walks away," the court document said.

Witnesses also told investigators that Ward was waiting at the bar by himself when he allegedly picked up the glass and threw it.

When the club's bouncers approached Ward and his entourage about the thrown glass, he told them he had dropped a glass and that another customer had said he threw it, the police documents said.

Ward appeared in court Friday morning. The warrant was dismissed because it had been mistakenly issued by the police, his attorney, Abe Hutt, said. Instead, Ward was given a ticket and another court date. He was not arrested or booked at the jail.

Ward's agent, Josh Arnold, issued this statement Friday night: "The situation that presented itself within the media yesterday involving T.J. has been misconstrued. He was never arrested, there will be no booking, and the warrant that was erroneously issued has been canceled. At this point he has been issued a simple ticket/citation. T.J. would like to thank all of his supporters, and he's looking forward to continuing a productive offseason as he prepares for his first year as a Denver Bronco."

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